Whatever you have just make sure you have good insurance. Just had to have my wonderful black Labrador put to sleep after vets convincing me they could make him better and then giving me a bill for £2200!!!!!

It may be because you dog is getting older and more suseptical to illness etc.
SWMBO has just informed me that she paid £90 plus a £10 excess for Pet Travel Extension for our 2 yrs old Shorkie. We are with SAGA

As the dogs get older the price goes up, I have to admit that my dogs are not insured this year, one of them is 11 and her premium went from 380 to a whopping 650 this year, now ever since i got her she has been insured she has had teeth extractions and a stitch in her nose where a rat bit her - so twice in the 6 years she has been with us and insured.
Dont get me wrong its not that i cant afford it but that i object to vets and insurance taking the preverbial, first thing out of vets mouth when a dog needs treatment - is s/he insured? oh yes they want to know because they can run riot doing this and that test and charging it to your insurance to pay, then the insurance companies put the premiums up

Just a word of warning to pet owners a couple of years ago we sadly had to have a pony put down and after paying almost £28 inc public liability a month for just short of 10 years. When i made my claim ,i was refused and got nothing because the vet had prescribed a medication that cost me £6 at the end of my previous year and i did not inform them thinking it was not worth claiming. Pet Plan ,used this as an excuse not to payout and also refused to return the 10 months payments we paid after the date they said they would not have covered him had we informed them .I have since found out this is not uncommon as they will use any excuse in the book to avoid paying.We do not use pet insurance now ,we just put that money to one side and well in profit at the moment.To them who pre fare to pay ,i advise you strongly to keep insurance companies informed of the smallest of medication prescribed to your pet so as to avoid what happened to us.

You have to be so careful with pet insurance. We had major problems with a policy sold by a national chain of shops whose behaviour in trying to dodge a claim was frankly scandalous. Pet Plan was recommended to us by our vet. They tend to be a little pricey but there is no point in having insurance that doesn't pay out. They seem to be offering an on line discount. Good luck.

We have Tesco pet insurance, and have had to use it several times, over the last 10 years, one thing I will say thou is, when its time for renewal and you find they have put it up, as invariably happens, then cancel your insurance and go back to them and start again. We have done this several times and we always manage to get it lots cheaper than the renewal. Maddness but true! :thumb:

Some say When he slows down, brake lights come on in his buttocks. :Wink:

We have used Sainsburys Pet Insurance for over 10 years now - our new pups are with them, as were our sadly passed oldies. They have been very good. I think underwritten by AXA but have their own claim centre and are very quick to pay claims. They covered £1000s for our old GSD to have cancer treatment and also covered our BC when she was very ill in the months before she died. So far they have paid out on an emergency visit for our French Bulldog. I would recommend them, perhaps not the ultra cheapest, but you get what you pay for.

We have Tesco pet insurance, and have had to use it several times, over the last 10 years, one thing I will say thou is, when its time for renewal and you find they have put it up, as invariably happens, then cancel your insurance and go back to them and start again. We have done this several times and we always manage to get it lots cheaper than the renewal. Maddness but true! :thumb:

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only prob with moving / cancel and renew is that any previous problems are not covered

Phill..:Wink:

People are like tea bags - you never know how strong they are until they get in hot water.

Our dog is on her second passport now. We simply requested a second passport from our Vet as she was getting her Rabies Booster and it was provided free of charge.

The Vet advised us to always carry both passports as only the initial one has details of the original jab and blood test. He felt that proof of boosters without proof of the initial blood test may be a problem.

I have to say, however, that we have never been asked for the original when traveling. Still, better safe than sorry!

To ll that have replied to my original query about pet insurance when traveling abroad thank you. Unfortunately, the cover provided by Tesco and Sainsbury, and the like, is usually limited to 60 days per trip. No use to us.

The road less travelled ...........is the one to take.

It doesn't matter if you keep falling down as long as you are going in the right direction

We have Tesco pet insurance, and have had to use it several times, over the last 10 years, one thing I will say thou is, when its time for renewal and you find they have put it up, as invariably happens, then cancel your insurance and go back to them and start again. We have done this several times and we always manage to get it lots cheaper than the renewal. Maddness but true! :thumb:

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I just rang Tescos, am told that I had to take an insurance before allowing me travel insurance for my dog.

Needed to get pet insurance for our new puppy, Jamie, and were also faced with the 90 day problem. Surprisingly, Asda had a plan that covered all we needed, including 90 day cover, and the vet was also quite happy with it. Seem to recall the cost was competitive too - found it through MoneySupermarket.